Audi R8 Also on Sale in China

 Audi R8 Also on Sale in China
Audi R8 goes to China

Retailing at 1,79 million yuan

Retailing at 1,79 million yuan

As if the European and American waiting list for the Audi R8 supercar isn't long enough already, Audi announced that China will receive its own share of the R8 production. Yesterday at the Shanghai International Circuit Audi FAW officially announced the arrival of the fastest Audi ever.

The supercar will be priced at around 1,79 million Yuan (about 168,000 Euro) but Audi has not set any sales targets. Last year Audi sold 25% more cars than in 2006 in China, resulting in over 100,000 sales for the luxury marque. Ralph Weyer, Audi sales and marketing boss, said to Automotive News last week that he expects sales to continue rising in China with the help of new models like the R8, A5 and S5.

Source: Audi AG via Automotive News (sub req)

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 newlu newlu
hey 1.79 mill yuan is not equal to 246,900 euro its roughly equal to 169,000 euro
January 18, 2008 9:23 am
 frankwcf frankwcf
Thanks for the response.
January 18, 2008 9:27 am
 harcker harcker
Sale @ China will get more profit than in any other country!
January 18, 2008 10:45 am
 radmeister radmeister
I don't about that, depends what shipping costs and how much of that 168,000euro is tax.
January 18, 2008 6:53 pm
 radmeister radmeister
I don't about that, depends what shipping costs and how much of that 168,000euro is tax.
January 18, 2008 6:53 pm
 smokeonit1 smokeonit1
?169,171.156, $247,006.805...
January 18, 2008 10:29 pm
 Blaconque Blaconque
thats the right move for AUDI!
January 19, 2008 9:05 am
 Blaconque Blaconque
thats the right move for AUDI!
January 19, 2008 9:05 am
 kenny88 kenny88
no suprise st all!!if they bring it to inda that will crazy!!good move for the funture...
January 19, 2008 12:31 pm
 kenny88 kenny88
no suprise st all!!if they bring it to inda that will crazy!!good move for the funture...
January 19, 2008 12:31 pm
 kenny88 kenny88
no suprise at all....they brought R8 to china....if they bring it to inda it will crazy.....good move for audi brand....
January 19, 2008 12:34 pm
 kenny88 kenny88
no suprise at all....they brought R8 to china....if they bring it to inda it will crazy.....good move for audi brand....
January 19, 2008 12:34 pm
 02bash 02bash
that about 125,000 pounds that's far too much as the lambo is around that price, which one would you have....
January 19, 2008 2:49 pm
 02bash 02bash
hmm thats a 125,000 pounds about the same price as a baby lambo, they both are nearly the same cars but different name tag which one would you have...
January 19, 2008 2:54 pm
 mpho mpho
I am waitlist of my R8 to arrival to my freind
January 21, 2008 12:32 pm